What's changing near DL14 0SE
Within 2 km, around Bishop Auckland South in County Durham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
72new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.3%like-for-like prices in Bishop Auckland South, 2024 → 2025 (council +5.4%)
+29%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completed4 flats, 1 houses · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
1.3 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DL14 0SE itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
13storm overflows within 2 km
1,186hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
227spill events counted
- Northumbrian Water
Cattle Market B Csointo River Gaunless78 spills, 582 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Fieldon Bridge Csointo Gaunless28 spills, 301 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Northumbrian Water
Etherley Lane Csointo Coal Burn40 spills, 206 hours in 2025
800 m away - Northumbrian Water
Etherley Lane (No.100) Csointo Culverted Trib River Wear8 spills, 53 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Northumbrian Water
Oakley Green Combined Sewer Overflowinto The River Gaunless Via A Surface Water Sewer18 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Vinovium Cso A27into Gaunless13 spills, 10 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Northumbrian Water
Wades Farm Cso Wv 010into River Gaunless12 spills, 9 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Northumbrian Water
Dene Hall Drive Csointo Coal Burn5 spills, 8 hours in 2025
900 m away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
12 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bishop Auckland College, Woodhouse Lane - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2023
300 m away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Store Bishop AucklandApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jan 2020
800 m away - Rooftop solar
King James I Academy, South Church Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Sept 2024
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Electrix International, South Church Enterprise Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Apr 2023
2.1 km away - Solar farm
Toronto Green Energy Park, Addison Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 27 MW
Jan 2026
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Addison Road, Toronto - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Feb 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Evenwood Lane, Evenwood - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Dec 2021
5.2 km away - Solar farm
Bluestone Farm, Low Lands - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2024
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Roman Factory, Whitworth Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Dec 2023
9.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Thorn Lighting, Butchers Race - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2024
9.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Etherley Lane, Bishop AucklandUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Major
Etherley Lane, Bishop AucklandUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Standard
Boddy Street, Bishop AucklandUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
Teesdale Walk, Bishop AucklandRemedial works · NORTHUMBRIAN WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2025
15.6 km away - Pre-application
Hope Moor Wind FarmGenerating Stations · The development is to be located on an area of moorland approximately 8km to the south of Barnard Castle and 12km north of Richmond across the administrative areas of Durham County Council and North Yorkshire Council. application due in June 2027
26.9 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: PG2 Bolam Power Generation (landfill gas, 5.0 km); PG2 Bolam Power Generator (Extension) (landfill gas, 5.0 km); Field at School Aycliffe Lane (solar farm, 7.7 km); Chilton Energy Plant (biomass, 8.6 km); Preston Road AD Plant (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.